Volume 2: Empire Chapter 217 Riddle
Outside the gate of the Abyss Temple, the apostles and the Celtic Duke had their own plans. Inside the Abyss Temple, the Bloodsworn Barbarians evacuated under the order of the Duke's Castle, and the Abyss Mages, who were already short of manpower, were transferred to stop the siege of the Ironclad Barbarians.
Therefore, when the imperial spies opened the wall and crawled out of the passage, there was not a single guard inside the prison of the Abyss Temple.
The Abyss Mage in this cell was numb and weak. He had hardly time to react before being neatly controlled by the spies who rushed out.
The other cells were in a commotion when they saw this group of unknown people suddenly appearing. At this time, Luke, wearing the robes of the Abyss priest, came out of the passage. He quickly took out several mysterious props and formed a formation with hand seals.
Then recite the secret words: "The gaze of the true pupil of the abyss"!
The already dim prison cell became even darker, and countless red eyes opened out of nowhere. They floated and scanned the surroundings, then found an abyss wizard and floated in front of him.
The Abyss Mage who was being stared at by the red eyes seemed to have lost his mind, staring at the red eyes with a dull face and not moving a muscle.
Such a strange phenomenon made even the imperial spies show expressions of fear.
The wizard was greatly surprised and said, “This, this is a secret technique that only the apostles know, which allows the Abyss Mages to feel the Abyss from the depths of their consciousness.
My Lord, how do you know this secret technique?"
Luke took out his pocket watch and said, "This secret technique was taught to me by Miss Qingkong. Moreover, the Abyss Mage cannot be watched by the Abyss for a long time. If the secret technique is not lifted within an hour, they will fall into the Abyss and go crazy.
The abyss energy here is so dense that there is a high probability that they will all be transformed into mindless monsters.
The task time is one hour, and the last proofreading time is one hour. "
Several imperial spies took out their pocket watches and compared them. Since they had been calibrated once, the time on all the watches was consistent.
Luke ordered: "Move!"
"Yes, sir!" the spies responded in unison.
The spy leader opened the cell door, asked two agents to stay behind to protect the pimple-faced man Morpheus, and then pulled the somewhat nervous wizard out.
Luke said to Coconut and Storm Cato: "Let's go to the altar where the Abyss descends. There must be powerful enemies guarding there. Be careful."
Coconut jumped twice on the spot, pulled out the dagger and held it horizontally. An invisible force field unfolded under her feet, and the rotten grass and soil on the floor of the cell lost weight and floated up for a short time.
"Don't worry, sir! The coconuts now are not the same ones you just encountered. This mission is to protect the Holy Mountain. For my good friends in the Holy Mountain, I will be the vanguard."
After saying that, Coconut was the first to walk out of the cell. His confidence and the dust raised by the force field under his feet already showed the power of a war god.
Storm Cato wore a pair of steel gloves inlaid with wolf fangs, and two green whirlwinds were wrapped around his arms.
"Sir, I'll protect you from behind."
Luke took out the steel wings with brilliant feathers and turned them into long swords by waving his hands: "Let's go!"
When the three men walked out of the prison, the guards outside had been killed by the spies, and even the bodies had been disposed of without a trace.
Coconut looked at the corridors on both sides and asked Luke who came out, "Sir, which way should we go?"
Luke pointed to the left: "This road, go to the end and turn right. There is a staircase going down 50 meters away..."
Abyss Descent is not part of the game plot, so Luke does not know where the altar of Abyss Descent is. But he knows the map of the Abyss Temple dungeon, and through analysis of the strategy he found, and based on the changes in the concentration of Abyss energy at different locations, he can roughly determine the location of the altar of Abyss Descent.
Coconut walked towards the corridor on the left with a knife in hand.
As the Abyss approached, the concentration of Abyss energy in the Abyss Temple reached a peak. Black mist filled the narrow space, but it did not block the light from the burning torches on the wall.
Eerie noises came from the depths, not like the warning whine of a ghost in an ancient tomb.
The sound was like that of a wild beast, but also like a call.
A call from deep within...
"You are approaching the abyss step by step. This adventure is the closest you will ever be to the abyss. When staring into the abyss, can you keep your sincerity and resist the call of the abyss?
Should I take a step forward and gain eternity at the cost of all my troubles, or should I continue to live as a tiny human being and endure the pain of life and death.
Perhaps standing still is just cowardice, but taking that step requires even more courage! "
A voice-over in a broadcasting tone sounded in my ears.
Luke caught Qingkong in his consciousness: "You are still in the mood to joke at this time? If I jump into the abyss, have you ever thought about your own fate?"
Qingkong thought seriously: "It is very likely that he will turn evil. You change jobs and find a new boss, and I will just be your employee."
Luke asked, "Changing jobs? Is Starry Sky my current boss?"
“I didn’t say Starry Sky is your boss.” Clear Sky flew around Luke with Starlight: “What I meant is… you jumped from the side of order to the side of chaos.”
Luke frowned. "I understand you are keeping some secrets, but if you want to keep it secret, don't tell me some information in this guessing way."
The clear sky was close to Luke, so close that Luke could see his own reflection in those emerald green eyes.
"This is not a riddle. Whether you choose order or chaos, good or evil, I will follow you. Don't you find that the abyss has a stronger influence on you than on others? Your approach made him discover you, and the thing I have been worried about finally happened." Qingkong smiled, took a step back and turned to face the starry sky, posing with her hands for a photo: "Since you like to guess riddles, I will give you a riddle. Don't you think this starry sky is missing something?"
What's missing?
Luke's consciousness withdrew from the spiritual starry sky.
He called out to Coconut, who was exploring the way ahead: "Coconut, did you hear any noise?"
"Sound?" Coconut listened carefully for a while and said, "It sounds like the cry of some wild animal. It should be caused by the airflow. There are many such passages deep into the mountain in the Holy Mountain. This kind of sound is normal."
Storm Cato stepped forward from behind him: "Sir, is there anything wrong with this sound?"
Luke looked at Coconut and Stormcato. Whatever the source of the sound was, it had no effect on them on a spiritual level.
Qingkong said that Abyss had discovered me, and that he was willing to follow me into chaos, which was a preparation for the worst.
What on earth is that ahead?
Luke looked at the passage ahead, and it seemed to really lead to the abyss.
“Nothing, maybe I’m too nervous.” Qingkong helped Luke put down his bag. No matter where this road led to, he decided to go and see: “The coconut is in front, there is a ramp in front, turn right at the first corner.
We’re almost there! ”
Hearing that the altar of the abyss was approaching, Coconut gripped the dagger tightly and turned to walk forward. His feet stepped on the stone floor, and the spreading force field triggered an alarm somewhere.
A roar came from the bottom of the slope, followed by a wave of air with a fishy smell pushing over.
The three of them had not seen a single Abyss Mage along the way. But the Abyss Advent Altar was such an important place that it was impossible for it to be unguarded, and a fight was inevitable.
At this time, a sound of explosion came from far away along the passage. It should be that the spies also encountered the Abyss Mage.
I can only wish them good luck!
Down the slope ahead, with a rumbling vibration, a thick tentacle stretched out first, with a big eye on it.
His eyes caught sight of Coconut, then Luke and Storm Cato.
"Sacrifice!" The Abyss familiar saw the clothes on Luke's body and said: "This is not a place you can come to. What's that sound! Is someone invading?"
Luke said, “Yes, the Duke of Celtic is leading the armored barbarians to attack the temple, and the apostles are fighting them.
I came here with my followers on the orders of Apostle Victor to help guard the altar.
Take me to the altar now.”
"If it is an order from Apostle Victor, I will obey it. Did the Apostle tell you my name?"
Luke couldn't answer.
But it was confirmed that the altar where the abyss descended was indeed here.
When the Abyss Mage enters the Abyss and is transformed into a familiar, some will lose their sanity, some will retain their sanity but it will be severely damaged, and only a very small number of familiars will retain their complete sanity.
Obviously, the guy I met this time was a smart one.
But it's just smarter.
"Of course, Apostle Victor told me all your names. But I only saw one tentacle, how do I know which one you are? Come out quickly and don't waste time." Luke also made a hint to Coconut to prepare for the attack.
"I'm sorry, Master Priest, this is my mistake." The familiar realized that he had only extended one tentacle and asked the other party to say his name, which was indeed embarrassing for the other party. The tentacles extended more and the familiar revealed its body.
This familiar was the size of an elephant, with its head and body each accounting for half. There were hundreds of short whiskers under its body that carried its huge body, and its brain was exposed on its head. If you looked closely, you could see that it was actually coiled tentacles, and the one that just stretched out was one of them.
The familiar came out, its body almost filling up the fairly spacious passage.
Several tentacles extended from the brain, each with an eye staring at it.
"Tell me what my name is, Master Priest."
"Your name is... Charcoal-grilled bean worm!"
"This...is not my name..."
While the demon was confused, Coconut, who was closest to it, swung her sword with all her might. Her martial arts power was concentrated on the blade, and she slashed with energy, which easily cut off the demon's tentacles and continued to slash at the demon's head.
After waiting for a moment, the familiar's body split neatly in two diagonally, the upper part slid down, and blood mixed with mucus sprayed out.
Luke stepped forward, swung his sword and threw out the Holy Flame, and Storm Cato threw a wind fist. The wind pressure swept the fire and fueled the fire, devouring all the corpses of the familiars that had not yet been separated.
The holy flame has a stronger killing power against this kind of evil creature, and the huge corpse blocking the passage was burned to ashes in an instant.
Angry roars came from down the slope.
Now that the fight has started, let’s just kill our way through.
Luke held the sword and chanted a spell, casting a powerful single-target buff magic on Coconut. Surrounded by multiple layers of light, Coconut quickly rushed into the ramp.
The screams of the familiar were then heard.
Luke threw a few spells at Stormcato and charged into the ramp with sword in hand.
The downward slope was filled with various forms of abyss minions, but was being slaughtered unilaterally by the coconuts.
This made Luke, who was originally a little worried about Coconut, completely relieved.
The bloodline of the God of War showed its power for the first time, and Coco realized that her power all came from the force field. Gravity could no longer restrict her, and she could walk freely on the walls and ceiling, easily avoiding the attacks of the familiars.
Her martial god power allows her sword to move the air, and the air she draws out is an indestructible blade.
Although her strength cannot be converted into wind energy like the Storm Barbarian's, her punch with the power of the God of War can generate an air hammer, which can smash the familiars that block her way through the air.
The magic protection Luke had cast on her allowed her to put all her abilities into attacking without any scruples. No need to defend, just keep attacking.
Chop these disgusting monsters into pieces and blow them up one by one.
Luke, who followed in, found that he and Storm Cato could only burn corpses.
To prevent these monsters from unexpected mutations, it is safer to burn them completely.
Just like that, the killing-crazy Coconut killed along the way, while Luke and Storm Cato cooperated to burn along the way.
He burned and killed people all the way to the altar.
The circular altar was covered with bright red blood, all of which came from a heart placed in the center of the altar. The heart was huge, bigger than the strongest barbarian. The color of the heart was very bright, as if it had just been taken out. It was beating there, and blood spurted out from the heart tube with every beat.
There was no Abyss familiar in the altar. Coconut shook off the disgusting thing stuck on the knife and asked Luke: "What's the heart of that thing? Is it a dragon's heart?"
"It's not a dragon's heart!" Luke looked at the heart with a bad look on his face and said, "If you look closely, you will see that it is made up of countless human hearts."
"Human heart!" Coconut looked at the beating heart in disbelief. Sure enough, under a layer of mucous membrane, there was a human heart the size of a fist.
"This, this..." Storm Cato was so depressed by what he saw that he couldn't speak: "How many people did they kill?"
"I don't know." Luke had no idea.
Coconut's face turned pale. "Could these be the hearts of some animals? After all, there is no news of so many people missing in the Holy Mountain."
“The Abyss Temple will not openly collect sacrifices on the Holy Mountain, and the Celtic Duke will not allow them to do so. There are many people in the mountains of Tedega Hills, whether they are barbarians or humans, and their death will not attract attention.
If the Celtic Duke helps them, no one will know about their crimes.”
"Your Excellency the Duke, why did you do this? These are all his subjects!"
Luke did not answer Coconut's new question. He glanced at Storm Cato and said, "This is not something I can answer... Destroying the heart can prevent the abyss from coming.
Hopefully nothing will pop up to stop us.”
Suddenly Luke felt that he deserved a beating for saying this!
